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8 Things That Shocked Me About Labor and Delivery

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8 things that shocked me about labor and delivery

As a first time mom, I had no idea what to expect during labor and delivery.

The past several months have flown by and I am now about nine months postpartum. My baby is growing like a weed and I can’t help but reminisce about her being a newborn. Seriously, how do these babies grow so fast?

Anyways, as I think back on the days of my baby being tiny, my mind also floods with memories of labor, delivery and postpartum recovery.

I had no clue what to expect during labor and delivery, so that made everything pretty new and scary. Labor is different for every women, of course. However, there were eight things that stood out and really shocked me about labor and delivery.

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Hospital Bag Checklist:What You Really Need in Your Hospital Bag

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What to pack in your hospital bag for labor and delivery

Even though you have plenty to do in the third trimester, you will want to make time to pack your hospital bag.

And if you are packing your hospital bag, that means you are one step closer to bringing baby home! So exciting! It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of prepping the nursery and getting things ready for your baby, and a list of what to pack in your hospital bag will come in handy! …

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How to Survive The First Week Home with Baby

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How to Survive the First Week Home with Baby

The first week home with baby was a total blur.

Slightly less blurry were the days leading up to the delivery of my baby. The nerves had begun to set in and I was growing more and more anxious as we counted down the days. I was so nervous about labor and delivery, but even more nervous about the first week home with baby.  …

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15 Baby Hacks to Make Your Life Easier

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15 baby hacks to make your life easier!Growing up, I thought that being an adult looked pretty simple. Playing with baby dolls led me to believe that motherhood would be easy peezy lemon squeezy.

I came to my senses long before I had a baby, but that doesn’t change the fact that parenting can be a bit of a challenge at times.

As a mom who tries her best but sometimes comes up short, I’m always looking for ways to simplify things. Enter: baby hacks.

These tips and tricks are just a few ways to make your life as a mom easier so that you can spend more time playing with your baby and less time doing, well, anything else. …

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10 Things That Shocked Me About Postpartum Recovery

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10 things that shocked me about postpartum recovery

Before I got pregnant, I hadn’t thought much about postpartum recovery. I hadn’t been around any women who had given birth recently since I was a child, so I really wasn’t prepared for what I had coming when I gave birth.

We have all heard that giving birth is painful, but we don’t always hear about the pain that comes after. We don’t typically hear about the blood, the tears, the breast milk leaking everywhere.

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